A radical new process “vaporizes” plastic bags and bottles to help make recycled materials. American scientists say the innovative chemical procedure turns ubiquitous waste items into hydrocarbon ...

Chemists at UC Berkeley said they have created a new laboratory process that could represent a major step forward in recycling plastic products — from single-use bags commonly found in grocery stores ...

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into ...

By bricking your plastic, the company claims it’ll no longer jam recycling equipment the way individual plastic bags often do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Plastic waste is one of Mexico's toughest environmental challenges — but a new collaboration could help turn ...

A new facility at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus meant to transform plastic waste into construction-grade building blocks is expected to begin operation in the summer of 2025, Tucson officials ...

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

Even the most eco-friendly among us struggle with recycling soft plastics. You know — the grocery bags, Ziplocs, bubble wraps, food wrappers, and cling wrap that you don’t want to toss but are ...